Mitochondrial uncoupling protein 2 (UCP2) gene polymorphism - 866 G/A in the promoter region is associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus among Kashmiri population of Northern India

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OBJECTIVE: The study aimed to evaluate the association of UCP2 gene polymorphism - 866 G/A and its expression with diabetes predisposition in the North Indian population.

METHODS: The study involved 850 subjects, including 425 each T2DM and control subjects. The serum metabolic and clinical parameters were estimated using standard protocols. The PCR-RFLP based genotyping was performed to determine UCP2 gene polymorphism, while the expression was measured by real-time quantitative PCR.

RESULTS: The genotypic and allelic frequencies showed a significant difference in cases compared to controls (p < 0.05). The diabetes patients had a 4.2-fold decrease in UCP2 gene expression. The expression was 29.8 and 8.4 fold lower in diabetes patients with homozygous (AA) and heterozygous (GA) mutation at - 866 locus of UCP2 nucleotide sequence, respectively. When categorized according to age and BMI, the T2DM subjects with age ≥ 50 and BMI ≥ 25 had a 5.53 and 8.2-fold decrease in UCP2 expression, respectively. The diabetes subjects with homozygous and heterozygous mutation demonstrated a pathological increase in serum metabolic and clinical parameters, which corroborated with UCP2 gene expression, indicating a strong association between the two. Intriguingly, we did not find any association between - 866 G/A polymorphism of UCP2 with serum insulin levels.

CONCLUSION: Our investigation is the first among the studies conducted in Jammu and Kashmir to work on adipose tissue and UCP2 gene polymorphism. The association of - 866 G/A SNP of the UCP2 gene with its expression in diabetes patients appears to be an important genetic determinant in the progression of T2DM. Moreover, age ≥ 50 years and BMI ≥ 25 could be considered risk factors for developing T2DM in the studied population.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:50

Enthalten in:

Molecular biology reports - 50(2023), 1 vom: 08. Jan., Seite 475-483

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Din, Inshah [VerfasserIn]
Majid, Sabhiya [VerfasserIn]
Rashid, Fouzia [VerfasserIn]
Wani, Mumtaz Din [VerfasserIn]
Qadir, Jasiya [VerfasserIn]
Wani, Hilal [VerfasserIn]
Fareed, Mohd [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Diabetes
Homozygous mutation
India
Ion Channels
Journal Article
Kashmiri population
Mitochondrial Proteins
Obesity
UCP2
UCP2 protein, human
Uncoupling Protein 2

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Date Completed 31.01.2023

Date Revised 02.02.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s11033-022-08055-z

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NLM348602499